Since this is still the first month of the new year, I'd like to let you in on my New Year's resolution. I don't usually believe in resolutions, but this one is not really a "normal" resolution. No, I am not going to resolve to lose weight (I should and am working on losing weight, it is a promise, not a resolution), nor am I going to resolve to quit smoking (because I have NEVER smoked in my life). My resolution this year is to NOT be MOTIVATED by negative people or negative situations.
Granted, that may sound a tad odd, but if you really think about it, the concept makes sense. If you want to lose motivation fast, start hanging around people who believe nothing good can ever come of anything. If you start feeling sick, you don't hang around sick people, right? This is the same concept. I am making a resolution to only associate with positive, up-beat people.
Sometimes you may be motivated by negativity, more along the lines of "I won't be THAT way", but if you are exposed to negative situations continuously, then you stand a very strong likelihood of also displaying that same type of behavior.
Keep in mind, positive, up-beat people are not always happy, but they do not bring you down or tell you how horrible the world is on a regular basis. Positive people will also have bad days, depressed days, but on the whole, they look at any set-backs in their progress as not insurmountable situations, but as a learning lesson. They will look at the positives of a negative issue and then work to overcome the current setback.
These are the type of people who are successful. They are the ones that many may envy because it seems that no matter what happens, they always end up on top. The reason they end up on top is because they maintain a positive attitude and most likely surround themselves with other positive people.
If you want to stay depressed, hang around with people who are always complaining. Even if you started the day in a good mood, how many times do you wonder where your good mood vanished if you constantly hear people complaining about everything from how horrible the weather is, to how bad their kids are? Sometimes you may discover that negative people surround you because they are trying to capture your positive attitude. These people are like sponges, sucking your good attitude out of your body. The key is to not let this happen to you. If someone is in need of positive reinforcement, definitely provide it, but do not continue to support someone who refuses to stand on their own and work on their own positive attitude.
Life is tough. There is no denying it. The important thing to remember though is that you may not be able to change the circumstances, but you are able to change your attitude about the circumstances. You cannot change your past, but you can change your attitude about what happened in the past and turn it into a learning experience. Learn from your mistakes, use the problems as a spring-board to a better future.
We would not have the light bulb if Thomas Edison quit after the first few attempts. Many of your self-made millionaires did hit rock bottom more than once in their careers. The failures just motivated them to do better and work harder for the next effort.
I will leave you with this thought for tonight from Anne Morrow Lindbergh, "It takes as much courage to have tried and failed as it does to have tried and succeeded."
Until Wednesday...
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